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Show , ; MATTY TO PITCH IN SEASON OF 1918 ' i m if'-XA mm N,. ,i; j A 1 - CHRISTY MATH EWSON, MANAGER OF REDS. Christy Mathewson, manager of the Reds, is coming out of his retirement as a hurler. Big Six will take the mound next season, he announced the other day. As his club will have to get along with six pitchers, he will keep himself in condition and be ready to go on the slab when his services are needed. The veteran hardly can be expected to take his regular turn or pitch many games, but he plans to aid as a relief hurler and pitch full gumes if necessary. Matty announced his retirement aB a hurler after he won his game from Mordecai Brown of the Cubs in Chicago Chica-go on Labor day, 1916. Since then he has not played, but has kept himself in fine condition by hurling to the batters bat-ters in practice. |